This funk classic was originally recorded for Parliament bass player Bootsy Collins' spin-off band, Bootsy's Rubber Band. It was intended for their first album, but ended up going to Parliament, where it became the group's first #1 R&B hit and one of their most popular tracks.
The chant in the song: "ha-da-dadee-da da-da hava da da," is based on a Jewish Bar Mitzvah chant.
In the P-Funk universe, Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk is a character who, as the name implies, is devoid of funk. He's too cool for school, and won't dance, putting him at odds with Starchild (George Clinton). Based on the 1977 Bootsy's Rubber Band track "The Pinocchio Theory," where Bootsy asserts, "Don't fake the funk or your nose will grow," Sir Nose shows up earlier in the Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome album on the track "Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk (Pay Attention – B3M)." In "Flash Light," Starchild helps him find the funk, and finally, he dances.
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